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Palmer High School

(907) 746-8400

Physical Address:
1170 West Arctic Ave
Palmer, AK  99645
Mailing Address:
1170 W Arctic Ave
Palmer, AK  99645

School Information

District:
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Matanuska-susitna Borough
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
798

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Palmer High School

This School County Average State Average
White 81.83% 80.05% 49.44%
American Indian 11.03% 12.44% 44.05%
Others 2.26% 3.64% 11.49%
Hispanic 2.01% 2.42% 6.16%
Asian/Pacific 1.50% 1.47% 5.86%
Black 1.38% 1.56% 4.31%

Genders in Palmer High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.13% 46.31% 47.12%
Male 48.87% 53.69% 52.88%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Palmer High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 725 741 653
American Indian 93 94 88
Others 21 18 18
Hispanic 19 14 16
Asian/Pacific 21 19 12
Black 24 16 11
Total 903 902 798

Enrollment by Gender for Palmer High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 450 444 408
Male 453 458 390
Total 903 902 798

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Palmer High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 903 902 798
# Eligible for free lunch 145 (16%) 137 (15%) 146 (18%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 58 (6%) 48 (5%) 36 (5%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 203 (22%) 185 (21%) 182 (23%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Palmer High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 903 902 798
Fulltime teachers 45.2 48.5 46.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.00 18.60 17.35
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 21.80 17.58 20.49